Guidance

Somalia: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
11 July 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based violence, Somalia, July 2024 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based violence, Somalia, July 2024

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Country policy and information note: security and humanitarian situation in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: security and humanitarian situation in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 2022

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Country background note: Somalia, December 2020

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Updates to this page

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 11 July 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated information on women fearing gender-based violence published.

  2. Removed outdated guidance on Fear of Al-Shabaab.

  3. Removed guidance on majority clans and minority groups.

  4. Information on security and humanitarian situation in south and central Somalia replaced with updated information on security and humanitarian situation in Mogadishu.

  5. Added country background note: Somalia, December 2020.

  6. Updated security and humanitarian situation document and policy and information note on Al Shabaab.

  7. Information on prison conditions removed.

  8. Updated guidance on majority clans and minority groups published.

  9. New country policy and information note on security and humanitarian situation in south and central Somalia.

  10. Replaced 'Country information and guidance: women fearing gender-based harm and violence' version 3, August 2016 with version 4.

  11. Information on security situation updated.

  12. Updated guidance on fear of Al-Shabaab.

  13. Updated guidance on 'majority clans and minority groups'.

  14. First published.

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